BBC reported that French President Mr Francois Hollande's Socialist Party has won enough seats in parliamentary elections to form an absolute majority.

With final results still to be declared, the Socialists look set to win between 313 and 315 of the 577 seats in the National Assembly.

It gives the president strong backing for his tax and spend program.

These results mean the Socialists will not have to rely on the support of the Greens or far left to push through their plans to hire more public workers and refocus EU fiscal efforts away from their emphasis on austerity. With control of both the senate and the lower house, Mr Hollande now has a mandate to spend and raise taxes.

Sunday's vote was the second round of a two part parliamentary election. Turnout was a record low, at 55.9%.

Source - BBC

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